“Yesterday, the embassies of Poland and France, members of the Weimar Triangle, issued warnings to their citizens to ‘think twice’ before coming to Georgia, allegedly due to a large number of border entry refusals at Georgia’s border,” writes Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on social media.

As Papuashvili emphasizes, it is deeply concerning that, following failed attempts to target Georgian politics, we now face threats against Georgia’s economy.

“Tourism is vital for improving our people’s welfare, and baseless attacks on it undermine both Georgian interests and national well-being. The reality, however, starkly contrasts with the perceptions these statements attempt to create. Fortunately, border crossings are governed by facts, not perceptions. Statistics reveal a clear disconnect, showing that Poland, France, and the EU overall deny more border crossings to Georgians than vice versa.

In 2024-2025, Georgia refused border crossing to a total of 9 Polish citizens, while Poland refused 1,250 Georgian citizens, meaning Poland had 140 times more border crossing refusals.

In 2024-2025, Georgia refused border crossing to a total of 16 French citizens, while France refused 145 Georgian citizens, meaning France had 9 times more border crossing refusals.

In 2024-2025, Georgia refused border crossing to a total of 184 EU citizens, while EU countries refused 4,825 Georgian citizens, meaning EU countries had 26 times more border crossing refusals.

Furthermore, in 2024-2025, Poland deported 249 Georgian citizens, France deported 280, and the EU as a whole deported 2,463 from their countries. This indicates that Georgia still has a considerable distance to close in aligning with the border refusal practices common across the EU. Embassies must adhere to the Vienna Convention and refrain from disseminating information that fosters false perceptions about the host countries.

The detailed statistics are as follows:

🇵🇱 ➡️ 🇬🇪 Entry of Poles to Georgia:

✅ In 2024, 66,504 Polish citizens crossed Georgia’s border.

❌ In 2024, 7 Polish citizens were refused border crossing to Georgia.

✅ In 2025, 10,165 Polish citizens crossed Georgia’s border.

❌ In 2025, 2 Polish citizens were refused border crossing to Georgia.

✅ In 2024 and 2025, a total of 76,669 Polish citizens crossed Georgia’s border.

❌ In 2024 and 2025, 9 Polish citizens were refused border crossing to Georgia.

🇬🇪 ➡️ 🇵🇱 Entry of Georgians to Poland:

‼In 2024, 65,835 Georgian citizens crossed Poland’s border. 975 Georgian citizens were refused border crossing.

‼In 2025, 15,964 Georgian citizens crossed Poland’s border. 275 Georgian citizens were refused border crossing.

In 2024-2025, 81,799 Georgian citizens crossed Poland’s border. Of these, 1,250 Georgian citizens were refused border crossing.

Additionally, in 2024-2025, 249 Georgian citizens were deported.

🇫🇷 ➡️ 🇬🇪 Entry of French to Georgia:

✅ In 2024, 28,302 French citizens crossed Georgia’s border.

❌ In 2024, 7 French citizens were refused border crossing to Georgia.

✅ In 2025, 5,008 French citizens crossed Georgia’s border.

❌ In 2025, 9 French citizens were refused border crossing to Georgia.

✅ In 2024 and 2025, a total of 33,310 French citizens crossed Georgia’s border.

❌ In 2024 and 2025, 16 French citizens were refused border crossing to Georgia.

🇬🇪 ➡️ 🇫🇷 Entry of Georgians to France:

‼In 2024, 53,276 Georgian citizens crossed France’s border. 130 Georgian citizens were refused border crossing.

‼In 2025, 12,397 Georgian citizens crossed France’s border. 15 Georgian citizens were refused border crossing.

In 2024-2025, 65,673 Georgian citizens crossed France’s border. Of these, 145 Georgian citizens were refused border crossing.

Additionally, in 2024-2025, 280 Georgian citizens were deported.

🇪🇺 ➡️ 🇬🇪 Entry of EU Citizens to Georgia:

✅ In 2024, 406,042 citizens of EU countries crossed Georgia’s border.

❌ In 2024, 108 citizens of EU countries were refused border crossing to Georgia.

✅ In 2025, 67,380 citizens of EU countries crossed Georgia’s border.

❌ In 2025, 76 citizens of EU countries were refused border crossing to Georgia.

✅ In 2024 and 2025, a total of 473,422 citizens of EU countries crossed Georgia’s border.

❌ In 2024 and 2025, 184 citizens of EU countries were refused border crossing to Georgia.

🇬🇪 ➡️ 🇪🇺 Entry of Georgians to the EU:

In 2024, 438,170 Georgian citizens crossed EU borders. Of these, 4,825 Georgian citizens were refused border crossing. Additionally, in 2024-2025, 2,463 Georgian citizens were deported from EU countries,” writes Papuashvili on social media.